The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-03
Has Bob TAYLOR Obanged2


Bob. Taylor has not changed
front as charged. THE CITIZEN is
determined that the people of Giles
shall know the facts. Try him ON
the record. Do not convict him on
misstatements. He said in his let
ter of acceptance:
81 favor most positively and earnest
ly system of universal free education,
and believe that such IA system can
be best esta blished and carried out
through the sale of our immense public
domain"
That is federal aid. Why was he
not accused of Topping then?
Then he said in his first speech:
The plain truth OF history is that the
democratic party instituted and main
tanned for half a century system of
free education. Federal aid has been
extended through all of the past histo-
ry of this country to popular education,
reserving and granting for that purpose
parts of the public domain,
That is federal aid. Why was
he not accused of Topping then?
Then he said in his message:
My sense of duty to the children of
the state cOmpels me to say that if there
is surplus of money in the national
treasury not applicable to the payment
Of the national debt, the appropriation
of the same for this purpose, stripped of
the condition of federal supervision,
would be an inestimable blessing to
them.
And that Is federal aid. And
now he is accused Of Topping.
Why2 Because he makes his APP
pointments without consulting
ME-"
All! But you say, he favored ap-
propriating the proceeds of public
lands then and now he favors ap-
propriating the surplus. That IS
to say, he was for twedledee and
now he is for twedledum. Can any
living mortal tell the difference be-
tween dollar that gets into the
treasury from the sale of lands and
another dollar that comes from
tax on whisky? Congress has a
special power over public lands, but
after the lands are sold and the
money gets into the treasury and
loses its identity it is just like any
other.
Gov. Taylor has not endorsed the
Blair bill In any sense. He is for
federal aid-he was for it to start
on-he was for it in all his speech
es-he is for it yet. The American
even endorsed the Caldwell bill.
The American endorsed Senator
hitthorne's cotton tax bill. Both
of these involved federal aid. Gov.
Taylor is right where, the American
was.
We never heard Of man in Ten =
nessee last year who was opposed
to federal aid if there was a surplus
above that needed to pay the debt
due and if we could get it without
federal control of the schools.
These were the reasons urged
against the Blair bill. Gov. Tay-
lor urges these same objections
now.
But suppose he has changed his
opinions latter he learns the facts.
The leading democrat in the Uni
ted States did that last week pub
licly I'm congress and the whole
country applauded him. Col. Nor
rison voted Tor the pension bill and
he was convinced Of his error by the
presidents veto and he had the
manhood to turn and 60 right.
Hear him:
Ivoted for the bill. I am. satisfied
that it does not contain what its friends
claim for it, and that it is fairly subject
to the objections urged against it in the
veto. Besides. the veto is 30 far above
the high water mark of ordinary exec
utive independence and official man
hood that L feel like sharing and taking
my little part of the responsibility.
Applause on the democratic side.I
He was deceived by its advocates,
as Gov. Taylor may have been, and
he turned when he saw his error.
Gov. Taylor has not turned, but ad-
hitting he has, he would be war
ranted in doing so by the facts. 1t
takes brave man to acknowledge
his error. An honest man will go
right when he finds its.